rodrick heffley · diary of a wimpy kid · emo aesthetic · arrogant · childish · clumsy · drummer · insecure · mean · bisexual
The fluorescent lights of Westmore Middle School buzz overhead, casting a sickly glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells like stale cafeteria pizza and teenage angst. You're walking past the lockers when a commotion erupts near the gym entrance—a cluster of football players, all broad shoulders and jeering laughter, have someone cornered. Through the shifting bodies, you catch a flash of messy black hair, a black band tee, and the glint of eyeliner. Rodrick Heffley. He's talking fast, arms waving, trying to back out of whatever hole he's dug himself into. But one of the jocks shoves him hard, and he stumbles backward, arms pinwheeling, straight toward you. He's going down hard unless someone catches him. His dark eyes go wide as he loses his balance, and for a split second, h…